The cabinet has approved the draft list of public holidays for 2027. Under the approved list, there will be 29 public holidays next year, 15 general holidays and 14 by executive order. As seven of these fall on the weekly days off (Friday and Saturday), the effective number of public holidays will be 22.
The list, prepared by the Ministry of Public Administration, was approved at the 26th cabinet meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman at the Secretariat on Monday (November 2).
Cabinet Secretary Nasimul Gani later gave details of the holidays at a press briefing in the PID conference room at the Secretariat.
He said 15 general holidays and 14 executive-order holidays had been proposed for 2027.
15 general holidays
There will be 15 general holidays next year for national days and important religious festivals of different communities. Of these, four fall on weekly days off: two Fridays and two Saturdays.
14 holidays by executive order
Fourteen holidays by executive order have been proposed for Bangla New Year and various important religious festivals. Of these, three coincide with weekly days off: one Friday and two Saturdays.
Optional holidays
Government employees may take up to 3 days of optional leave a year for religious festivals. Employees from small ethnic communities working in the Chittagong Hill Tracts and elsewhere also have 2 days of optional leave to celebrate Boishabi or similar main social festivals.
Likely public holidays in 2027
- Shab-e-Barat: January 24 (Sunday)
- Ekushey February (Martyrs’ Day and International Mother Language Day): February 21 (Sunday)
- Jumatul Bida: March 5 (Friday)
- Shab-e-Qadr: March 7 (Sunday)
- Eid-ul-Fitr: March 10 (Wednesday)
- Eid-ul-Fitr (second day): March 11 (Thursday)
- Eid-ul-Fitr (third day): March 12 (Friday)
- Independence Day: March 26 (Friday)
- Bangla New Year (Pahela Baishakh): April 14 (Wednesday)
- May Day: May 1 (Saturday)
- Eid-ul-Azha: May 17 (Monday)
- Eid-ul-Azha (second day): May 18 (Tuesday)
- Eid-ul-Azha (third day): May 19 (Wednesday)
- Buddha Purnima: May 20 (Thursday)
- Ashura: June 16 (Wednesday)
- July Mass Uprising Day: August 5 (Thursday)
- Eid-e-Miladunnabi: August 15 (Sunday)
- Janmashtami: August 25 (Wednesday)
- Durga Puja: October 8 (Friday)
- Durga Puja (second day): October 9 (Saturday)
- Victory Day: December 16 (Thursday)
- Christmas: December 25 (Saturday)
(Source: Daily Jugantor)
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